Finance Assistant

Location: Greater London

Finance Assistant
- Professional Legal / Membership company - £28k to £31k
- London (Holborn area).

This is an opportunity for an experienced person to join this friendly and professional small team in the Finance department of a Professional legal company. Please note that this would not suit someone that is looking to develop a career in Finance or Accounting with professional finance degrees etc, but more someone who has excellent English, accuracy, data entry and excel, with a solid background in administration and sales ledgers.

A lot of this role will include talking with barristers and legal professionals, so outstanding clarity and community skills are also needed, as well as a friendly and team approach to serving its clients / members.

SALARY ETC:

 * £28k to £31k (Depending on experience)

* 25 days holiday BH other benefits

* Office based, working 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday

* London, Holborn area.

* Permanent, full-time

REQUIREMENTS:

* Must have full right to work in the UK

* Must either have English as a first language, or be fluent in English, with excellent communication skills, as well as confidence in liaising (spoken and written) with legal professionals.

* At least 2 years’ experience in a finance or clerk role, ideally with some in the legal industry.

* AAT studier (desirable)

* Sage Line 50 experience (desirable).

* Experience in legal or professional services.

* Proficient in MS Office packages, including Excel (essential).

* To have a solid working background in administration and some experience in a finance department or dealing with Sales Ledger.

* Accuracy is essential, with good computer skills including Excel.

* Excellent customer service skills and confident and polite in communicating with legal professionals.

* GCSE/O Level or A Level standard education with good grades in Maths and English.

* To have experience in data inputting (with accuracy being essential) and have a team support approach.

DUTIES TO INCLUDE:

* Communicating with legal professionals via telephone and email.

* Credit control and posting purchase invoices.

* Processing expenses, petty cash, and credit card payments.

* Ad hoc finance and administrative duties as required.

* Maintaining creditors ledger.

* Providing appropriate absence cover for the Head of Finance.

* Managing payment confirmation between solicitors and members.

* Posting cheque and BACS payments for members.

* Responding in a timely manner to queries from barristers and solicitors

* Liaising closely with barristers and suppliers.

* Preparing and setting up supplier payments